Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Lesser Smoothcap

Ara severus compared with Atrichum angustatum

Key Differences

Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Lesser Smoothcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Lesser Smoothcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Atrichum
Species	Ara severus	Atrichum angustatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Smoothcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Lesser Smoothcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Lesser Smoothcap

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

A medium-sized macaw of Central and South American tropical forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil, chestnut-fronted macaws have predominantly green plumage with a chestnut forehead, red shoulder patches, and blue flight feathers. The smallest of the true macaws, they inhabit forest edges, savannas, and secondary woodland and often raid crops, making them locally unpopular with farmers. They are popular aviary birds, but wild populations face pressure from trapping and deforestation.